I receive several comments and mails urging me to forgive. I have nothing against forgiveness. Forgiveness frees. However I do have a problem and am stuck...so maybe you can help me. How on earth does one forgive when the slight, abuse, humiliation, cruelty, destruction, annihilation is ongoing....Day in, day out. How? Forgiveness necessitates truce, a time out, a moment of peace... Forgiveness necessitates distance from the predator, from the abuser.It also needs a time of healing. It needs amends, corrections, rectifications, for all the damage. How on earth can you expect anyone to forgive when none of the above conditions are there? And moreover, why do you expect me, us, Iraqis to forgive you when there is no intention or change of course on your part? What are we supposed to do with our dead ones, our injured ones, our memories, our lost hopes, our vanished dreams? What are we supposed to do with our exile, our losses, our uprootedness? And even if we suddenly metamorphose into s...
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Sad, that today only I saw your blog (or writings). Fortunately, one of my friend forwarded this to me. I had read that 'Dont interrupt me..i have lot of things to tell you' and had incidentally translated and posted in my own Malayalam blog http://rajeevechelanat.blogspot.com
and then received link to your two blogs.
It was a wonderful experience reading you.
Myself Rajeeve Chelanat, 45, Indian, from the state of Kerala, presently working in Dubai and active in some socio-political organisations, with far-left political views. Your writings on political and social issues do carry profound emotion, sympathy to humanity and straight-talk.
Salute
Do you mind, if I take some of your postings and translate to put in my blog, so that more people read such things. Malayalam blog is still in its infantile stage with more silly talks and less politically.
my email id is rajeeve.chelanat@gmail.com
Salute and looking forward to reading you more and more
Regards
Rajeeve Chelanat
I have been without my computer for a while, all is OK now.
That was a truly mind blowing clip. I am going to download it and put it on my meditation (sleeping) mp3's. It wasn't just the singing, the dancing also. It would be easy to get lost in it. You have good taste.
I vowed to smoke less, but am very stressed, so I am smoking more. I don't have neighbours (fantastic), and my dislike of the US is fairly well known, my occupation is nearly occupied out, and I absolutely love the cold weather.
Happy New Year, Layla. May the winds of furtune blow gently on you for 2008.
As for that other matter, leave "straightness" to lines and streets, and be very proud of your harmoniously "curved" tail/heart :-)
Happy New Year, or better still, Happy One Less Year to Victory.
Patient, peaceful and quiet...
There "is" a legend about that creature:
When it leaves a land, ruins all what's left...
Thank you.
Just felt the need to tell you (in case you forgot) :-)
Long live our beloved Iraq.
Salam.
Hi again, I did reply to you on the last thread. Kindly check it.
Thanks.
Nice to see you back and all my best wishes to you for 2008.
Lucky for not having any neighbors-will need some magical potion to neutralize them for good.
Thank you, am glad at least one person here enjoys my kind of music...
Best to you too.
so am I!
RhuslanCIA is an American govt agent. Him and his buddies by the name of Jefferey, CHMAR (hahaha), and others carrying some dubious names like Louise from Alabama, Lynette in Minesota, etc...are all working for Uncle Sam.
Their tasks are as follows.
- monitor Iraqi blogs. They will not bother with those who are pro American, or who link, cut and paste. Their aim is to target those who actually think and who exhibit any form of dissent.
- they are to continue propagating the official administration propaganda and cover up through slander, lies and deceit (the usual) anyone who dares expose them.
- They are also there, to pick on any "sympathizer" and track them down...
In other words, they are CIA/FBI paid agents.
RhuslanCIA is an idiot, like most of them....and he is a fungus.
I think I tackled his sort in my latest.
I am still waiting for you to change that pseudo of yours.
I am also hoping that you start blogging so I can take a long break...
Regards
You and me have countless things in common, not only musical taste...
The difference between us is that you have CONCRETE MEMORIES to draw strength from...
I only had high-flying dreams of a life in Iraq and they got all shot down...
Cursed be the Invasion for my aborted "self" too.
never give up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n3n2Ox4Yfk&feature=related
I find women far more interesting than men...more interesting in nearly every subject.
Especially in Iraq, the Women have lost so much due to this unforgiveable assault by powers that came thru the gates of hell.
In today's Iraq, they are in situations where its safer to silence their toungues, lower their eyes and cover their 'beauty'. This should not be.
the Women..are the seeds of the Earth, but a woman's journey is much more difficult than a man's
yes..all we need is Love
as the first time visitor to your site I'm truly in awe of your wisdom and honesty. Please, for the sake of humanity take the good care of yourself, your country will need you, when Sionist Crusaders finally leave throuh the Small Door as Sadam predicted. Your pen is mightier than milion Kalashnikovs.